388.2. The municipalities of Montréal and Québec are entitled, in respect of a year that begins after 1996, in addition to the rebate under section 386, to compensation paid by the Minister before 30 June each year.
The compensation is equal to the amount prescribed for the year 1996 for those municipalities under section 388.1, indexed annually according to the rate of increase in personal consumer spending for recreation and entertainment in current dollars in Québec for the 12 months of the preceding year as compared with the 12 months of the year preceding that year, as determined by the Bureau de la statistique du Québec.
The compensation is deemed to be a refund for the purposes of the Act respecting the Ministère du Revenu (chapter M-31).